Epilepsy - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children: More to VNS than seizure frequency reduction.

13 Dec 2009 PURPOSE: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used increasingly as adjunctive therapy for refractory epilepsy. Studies of VNS in children report mainly seizure frequency reduction as a measure of efficacy and clinical details are often scanty. We report ... Read more...

[Drug-resistant epilepsy]

6 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of many new antiepileptic drugs during recent years, about one third of the epilepsy population continue to have drug-resistant seizures. We present two hypotheses on mechanisms of drug-resistant epileptic ... Read more...

Disparities in epilepsy: report of a systematic review by the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy.

Sep 2009 PURPOSE: We undertook a systematic review of the evidence on disparities in epilepsy with a focus on North American data (Canada, United States, and the English-speaking Caribbean). METHODS: We identified and evaluated: access to and outcomes ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Epilepsy - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children: More to VNS than seizure frequency reduction. 13 Dec 2009
• [Drug-resistant epilepsy] 6 Oct 2009
• Disparities in epilepsy: report of a systematic review by the North American Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy. Sep 2009
• Vagus nerve stimulation. 30 Aug 2009
• Introduction--Annual Course 2008: American Epilepsy Society. 30 Aug 2009
• Nonphysician management of epilepsy in resource-limited contexts: roles and responsibilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Making sense of nonsense GABA(A) receptor mutations associated with genetic epilepsies. 29 Aug 2009
• [Research and quality control at a neuropsychiatric epilepsy clinic] 12 Aug 2009
• Clinical Centers of Excellence: Seizure disorders. University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center. 5 Aug 2009
• Clinical Centers of Excellence: Seizure disorders. Massachusetts General Hospital Epilepsy Service. 5 Aug 2009
• High frequency stimulation can block axonal conduction. Aug 2009
• Managing severe epilepsy syndromes of early childhood. 30 Jul 2009
• Advances in the identification and management of severe epilepsy syndromes of early childhood: focus on SCN1A. 30 Jul 2009
• Proceedings and abstracts of the Canadian League Against Epilepsy 2007 Conference. 30 Jul 2009
• Reflections on the epileptic encephalopathies. 30 Jul 2009
• The catastrophic epilepsies. 30 Jul 2009
• Kindling as a model of human epilepsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Maximizing quality of life in people living with epilepsy. 30 Jul 2009
• Treating epilepsy via adaptive neurostimulation: a reinforcement learning approach. 30 Jul 2009
• Remembrance. In memoriam: Ed Bromfield, M.D., 1951-2009. 27 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Epilepsy'

Definition: A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)

Descriptor UI: D004827

Alternative terms: Epilepsy; Epilepsies; Seizure Disorder; Seizure Disorders; Seizures, Epileptic; Epileptic Seizures; Epileptic Seizure; Seizure, Epileptic; Single Seizure; Seizure, Single; Seizures, Single; Single Seizures; Epilepsy, Cryptogenic; Cryptogenic Epilepsies; Cryptogenic Epilepsy; Epilepsies, Cryptogenic; Aura; Auras; Awakening Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Awakening;

Related Mesh Headings: Seizures;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.490;

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics